Washington Travels To Cal

Sunday, September 17

Berkeley, CA

2:00 PM

University of Washington

California

September 16, 2023 | Men's Soccer

Washington Match Notes Watch

SEATTLE – No. 14 Washington continues conference-opening weekend in the Bay as the Huskies take on Cal on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. and airing on Pac-12 Washington and Pac-12 Bay Area.

LAST TIME OUT
Washington opened Pac-12 play with a 1-1 draw at No. 1 Stanford on Thursday night. Chris Meyers scored the equalizer in the 43^rd minute to secure the point.

TOP OF THE PAC
For the second year in a row, the Huskies were picked to finish first in the conference in the preseason poll, voted on by the league's six coaches. In addition, four Huskies - Sam Fowler, Nate Jones, Christian Soto and Kalani Kossa-Rienzi - were named to the Pac-12 preseason team.

PAC-12 RECORD WATCH
Sam Fowler has a chance to become the Pac-12's all-time leader in both career shutouts and GAA (Goals Against Average). He enters his senior campaign third on the Conference's clean sheets list (27, three behind Spencer Richey's Pac-12 record 30) and fourth in GAA (0.73, within range of Andrew Thomas' record 0.67).

THE RETURNERS
Plenty of experience returns for Washington with 27 returners from the 2022 team, including All-Pac-12 selections Nate Jones, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Chris Meyers, Imanol Rosales and Christian Soto.

THE NEWCOMERS
The Huskies also brought in some new talent with six freshman and four transfers – Peter Kingston (Seattle U), Mani Diop (Akron), Bryan Iliohan (Cal Baptist) and Conner Leber (Cal Poly). Freshman Charlie Kosakoff joined the program back in January as an early enrollee and played the entire spring season with the team.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since 1997, the Huskies have posted a 178-63-20 overall record at Husky Soccer Stadium, winning at least eight matches in 13 seasons including a 10-1-2 mark in 2013. Last season, the Huskies set a new program record for single-match attendance when 3,876 people came to see Washington take on Seattle U in the WAC/101 Club Cup.

ROAD DAWGS
The Huskies are on a 19-match unbeaten streak on the road. Washington is 14-0-5 dating back to the 2021 season.

USL2 CHAMPS
Peter Kingston, Khai Brisco and Joe Dale competed with Ballard FC this summer as the squad went on to win the USL2 National Championship with the 2-1 win over Lionsbridge FC on Aug. 5. Kingston scored the match-winning goal in stoppage time on his way to being named MVP. The title is the first for Ballard in its history.

HONOR ROLL
Sam Fowler – United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper To Watch, Pac-12 Preseason Team, Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 33), MAC Hermann Watch List, Pac-12 Player of the Week (Sept. 4)
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi – United Soccer Coaches Midfielder To Watch, Pac-12 Preseason Team, Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 23), MAC Hermann Watch List
Christian Soto – United Soccer Coaches Midfielder To Watch, Pac-12 Preseason Team, Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 1)
Nate Jones – Pac-12 Preseason Team
Peter Kingston – Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 77)

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
Cal sits at 3-1-3 heading into the matchup on Sunday. Evan Davila leads the team in goals (3), points (7), shots (17) and shots on goal (5). The Golden Bears have outscored opponents 13-8 with two shutouts.

UW-CAL HISTORY
Washington holds the all-time series lead over Cal 38-20-10 with a 17-10-4 record in Berkeley. The Huskies are on a five-matching winning streak with Washington scoring 11 goals to Cal's two over that span.

UP NEXT
Washington returns to Seattle for a road matchup with cross-town rival Seattle U on Thursday in the annual WAC/101 Club Cup. Kickoff from Championship Field is set for 7 p.m. and also airing on ESPN+.

2023 TICKET OPTIONS
Season tickets providing seats to all nine UW men's soccer home matches this fall and priority access to postseason tickets are now available starting at just $50 for general admission and $90 for premium midfield seating. New this season is a $160 Fan 4-Pack season ticket package designed to give fans even more affordability and value. To learn more about all ticket options, click here.

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